Global Patent Index - EP 2415602 B1

EP 2415602 B1 20130605 - Printing press and method for positioning cylinders therein

Title (en)

Printing press and method for positioning cylinders therein

Title (de)

Druckpresse und Verfahren zur Positionierung von Zylindern darin

Title (fr)

Presse d'impression et procédé pour y positionner les cylindres

Publication

EP 2415602 B1 20130605 (EN)

Application

EP 11175765 A 20110728

Priority

US 84851810 A 20100802

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP2415602A2] The present invention provides a printing press. The printing press includes a frame, a plate cylinder, a plate cylinder support supporting the plate cylinder, a blanket cylinder for receiving an image from the plate cylinder, a blanket cylinder support supporting the blanket cylinder, an impression cylinder for supporting a printing substrate between the blanket cylinder and the impression cylinder, an actuator connected to and controlling a position of the plate cylinder support or the blanket cylinder support and a controller providing the actuator with a position setpoint, the actuator receiving position feedback signals to maintain the position setpoint during a printing operation. The present invention also provides a method for operating a printing press.

IPC 8 full level

B41F 7/04 (2006.01); B41F 13/38 (2006.01); B41F 13/40 (2006.01); B41F 33/00 (2006.01); B41F 33/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B41F 7/04 (2013.01 - EP US); B41F 13/38 (2013.01 - EP US); B41F 13/40 (2013.01 - EP US); B41F 33/00 (2013.01 - EP US); B41F 33/02 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2415602 A2 20120208; EP 2415602 A3 20120822; EP 2415602 B1 20130605; JP 2012030595 A 20120216; US 2012024174 A1 20120202; US 8919250 B2 20141230

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 11175765 A 20110728; JP 2011169079 A 20110802; US 84851810 A 20100802